Smedes York

George Smedes York (born February 22, 1941) is an American politician. He served as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1979 to 1983. After graduating from Ravenscroft School he went on to attend North Carolina State University where he also played on the basketball team. He earned a degree in civil engineering there in 1963, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1968. He then worked for his family construction company, York Construction. He also sat on the Raleigh City Council from 1977 to 1979. He was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in 2007.